Aspire's Sports Quiz Dinner raises £105,000

We are delighted to announce that this year's Sports Quiz Dinner in London raised £105,000 to support people with Spinal Cord Injury. The evening was hosted by Aspire's President John Inverdale and featured the famous sports quiz, with questions set by Rob Nothman. Congratulations to the winning team, Team Headingley!

The speaker was Grace Spence Green, who spoke about how she sustained a spinal cord injury whilst training to be doctor, how an Aspire Independent Living Advisor told her how it would be possible for her to not just survive, but thrive and how through setting up an Aspire Your Fund she has been able to raise money to purchase essential equipment to help her rehabilitation and independence.

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Sinead Grimes, Corporate Events Manager, says, "We'd like to thank everybody who attended the event, everyone who made a donation to Aspire on the evening, those who donated prizes and those who bid in the auctions. Next year will be our 20th Sports Quiz Dinner in London and we look forward to celebrating it with you next April."

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Aspire would like to thank: Our President John Inverdale for once again hosting tonight’s Dinner; Grace Spence Green, our speaker; all our sporting personalities who have kindly given up their time and Aspire Patron Rob Nothman who writes our quiz. Final thanks to Alan Bloom for all his support of the Aspire Sports Quiz Dinner, we really appreciate everything you have done.

And a final thanks to all those who have donated to the evening: Aldwickbury Park Golf Club, Getty Images, Laithwaite’s Wines, Matthew Storry, McKay Williamson, Saracens, T.M. Lewin, The Athenaeum Hotel and Thornton’s.

After Paul was injured he was stuck living in his kitchen and living room. When Paul and his wife found out about Aspire's Housing Programme they were able to move out, giving the builders time to adapt their home, making it suitable for Paul.